Ruthless: An Extreme Shock Horror Collection Shane McKenzie, editor Pill Hill Press Trade Paper, 240 pages, $16.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt The unabashed ugly side of human nature is unflinchingly explored in Ruthless: An Extreme Shock Horror Collection. Sadism,...
Midnight Echo Issue 4 Lee Battersby, Editor Australian Horror Writers Association Magazine, 100 pages, $13.00 Review by Sheila M. Merritt Does Australian horror fiction uniquely differ from its American or European counterparts? In the fourth issue of Midnight Echo,...
Blood Orchard S.D. Hintz Black Bed Sheet Books Trade Paper, 296 pages, $16.95 Review by Sheila M. Merritt “There were kid zombies sprouting out of his yard like dandelions. Triplets at that.” Reading such a passage is an alert: This is amped-up horror....
Werewolves and Shapeshifters: Encounters with the Beasts Within John Skipp, Editor Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Trade Paper, 640 pages, $18.95 Review by Sheila M. Merritt Transitions can be taxing, but transformations can be killing. In Werewolves and...
Dracula Lives! Joshua Reynolds Pulpwork Press Trade Paper, 177 pages, $8.95 Review by Sheila M. Merritt “Rule one. Don’t look for trouble. Let it come to you.” Sardonic humor is a trait that Cream likes to milk. He is a pivotal character in Dracula...
